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Kimura T. Smart synthesis of highly porous metal oxide powders with the self-assembly of amphiphilic organic compounds. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38922321 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01427h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Supramolecular chemistry-mediated synthesis has thus far been employed for the design of ordered mesoporous structures surrounded by various metal oxides that are helpful as nanometer-scaled unique reaction containers with high specific surface area, large pore volume and uniform mesopores useful for the storage and mass transport of large-sized molecules. The evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process is very powerful for fabricating mesoporous metal oxide films with the rapid evaporation of solvents. Although a similar EISA process is also applied to synthesize mesoporous metal oxide powders using the room-temperature drying process with slow evaporation of solvents, the control of the evaporation rate should be quantified for the complete reproduction of high-quality metal oxide powders. In this feature article, I introduce our recent challenge in synthesizing highly porous metal oxides in powder form with the smart optimization of synthetic conditions by combining several EISA processes to eliminate the mismatch of the rate of solvent evaporation, inducing the self-assembly of amphiphilic organic molecules.
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- Tatsuo Kimura
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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Zhang Y, Wang J, Xie X, Wang X, Wu WD, Chen XD, Wu Z. Deep Cracking of Bulky Hydrocarbons into Light Products via Tandem Catalysis over Uniform Interconnected ZSM-5@AlSBA-15 Composites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309114. [PMID: 38233203 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Deep cracking of bulky hydrocarbons on zeolite-containing catalysts into light products with high activity, desired selectivity, and long-term stability is demanded but challenging. Herein, the efficient deep cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene (TIPB) on intimate ZSM-5@AlSBA-15 composites via tandem catalysis is demonstrated. The rapid aerosol-confined assembly enables the synthesis of the composites composed of a continuous AlSBA-15 matrix decorated with isolated ZSM-5 nanoparticles. The two components at various ZSM-5/AlSBA-15 mass ratios are uniformly mixed with chemically bonded pore walls, interconnected pores, and eliminated external surfaces of nanosized ZSM-5. The typical composite with a ZSM-5/AlSBA-15 mass ratio of 0.25 shows superior performance in TIPB cracking with outstanding activity (≈100% conversion) and deep cracking selectivity (mass of propylene + benzene > 60%) maintained for a long time (> 6 h) under a high TIPB flux (2 mL h-1), far better (several to tens of times higher) than the single-component and physically mixed catalysts and superior to literature results. The high performance is attributed to the cooperative tandem catalytic process, that is, selective and timely pre-cracking of TIPB to isopropylbenzene (IPB) in AlSBA-15 and subsequently timely diffusion and deep cracking of IPB in nanosized ZSM-5.
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- Yali Zhang
- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Xie X, Yang Y, Pal M, Dong Chen X, Wu Z. Comparative study on Al-SBA-15 prepared by spray drying and traditional methods for bulky hydrocarbon cracking: Properties, performance and influencing factors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 663:749-760. [PMID: 38432173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Mesoporous aluminosilicates Al-SBA-15 with large pore sizes and suitable acid properties are promising substitutes to zeolites for catalytic cracking of bulky hydrocarbons without molecular diffusion limitation. The conventional processes to synthesize Al-SBA-15 are time-consuming and often suffer from low "framework" Al contents. Herein, Al-SBA-15 microspheres are synthesized using the rapid and scalable microfluidic jet spray drying technique. They possess uniform particle sizes (45-60 μm), variable surface morphologies, high surface areas (264-340 m2/g), uniform mesopores (3.8-4.9 nm) and rich acid sites (126-812 μmol/g) and high acid strength. Their physicochemical properties are compared with the counterparts synthesized using traditional hydrothermal and evaporation-induced self-assembly methods. The spray drying technique results in a higher incorporation of aluminum (Al) atoms into the silica "framework" compared to the other two methods. The catalytic cracking efficiencies of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene (TIPB) on the Al-SBA-15 materials synthesized using the three different methods and nanosized ZSM-5 are compared. The optimal spray-dried Al-SBA-15 exhibits the best performance with 100 % TIPB conversion, excellent selectivity (about 75 %) towards the formation of deeply cracked products (benzene and propylene) and high stability. The catalytic performances of the spray-dried Al-SBA-15 with varying Si/Al ratios are also compared. The reasons for the different performances of the different materials are discussed, where the mesopores, high acid density and strength are observed to play the most critical role. This work might provide a basis for the synthesis of mesoporous rich metal-substituted silica materials for different catalytic applications.
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- Yali Zhang
- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana 382715, Gujarat, India.
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, People's Republic of China.
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Noske S, Karimov M, Krüger M, Lilli B, Ewe A, Aigner A. Spray-drying of PEI-/PPI-based nanoparticles for DNA or siRNA delivery. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2024; 199:114297. [PMID: 38641228 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Spray-drying of nucleic acid-based drugs designed for gene therapy or gene knockdown is associated with many advantages including storage stability and handling as well as the possibility of pulmonary application. The encapsulation of nucleic acids in nanoparticles prior to spray-drying is one strategy for obtaining efficient formulations. This, however, strongly relies on the definition of optimal nanoparticles, excipients and spray-drying conditions. Among polymeric nanoparticles, polyethylenimine (PEI)-based complexes with or without chemical modifications have been described previously as very efficient for gene or oligonucleotide delivery. The tyrosine-modification of linear or branched low molecular weight PEIs, or of polypropylenimine (PPI) dendrimers, has led to high complex stability, improved cell uptake and transfection efficacy as well as high biocompatibility. In this study, we identify optimal spray-drying conditions for PEI-based nanoparticles containing large plasmid DNA or small siRNAs, and further explore the spray-drying of nanoparticles containing chemically modified polymers. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), but not trehalose or lactose, is particularly well-suited as excipient, retaining or even enhancing transfection efficacies compared to fresh complexes. A big mesh size is critically important as well, while the variation of the spray-drying temperature plays a minor role. Upon spray-drying, microparticles in a ∼ 3.3 - 8.5 µm size range (laser granulometry) are obtained, dependent on the polymers. Upon their release from the spray-dried material, the nanoparticles show increased sizes and markedly altered zeta potentials as compared to their fresh counterparts. This may contribute to their high efficacy that is seen also after prolonged storage of the spray-dried material. We conclude that these spray-dried systems offer a great potential for the preparation of nucleic acid drug storage forms with facile reconstitution, as well as for their direct pulmonary application as dry powder.
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- Sandra Noske
- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Leipzig University, Faculty of Medicine, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Leipzig University, Faculty of Medicine, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Liebigstraße 13, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Leipzig University, Faculty of Medicine, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Leipzig University, Faculty of Medicine, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany.
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Zink A, Reichstein J, Ruhland N, Stockinger N, Morozov BS, Cuadrado Collados C, Thommes M, Kataev EA, Wintzheimer S, Mandel K. Mesoporous supraparticles with a tailored solid-liquid-gas interface for visual indication of H 2 gas and NH 3 vapours. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5840-5843. [PMID: 38751319 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01247j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Dual-gasochromic supraparticles that undergo rapid eye-readable and gas-specific colour changes upon reaction with hydrogen or ammonia are reported. This functionality is achieved by tailoring the solid-liquid-gas interface within the mesoporous framework of supraparticles via spray-drying.
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- Andreas Zink
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany
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Groppe P, Reichstein J, Carl S, Cuadrado Collados C, Niebuur BJ, Zhang K, Apeleo Zubiri B, Libuda J, Kraus T, Retzer T, Thommes M, Spiecker E, Wintzheimer S, Mandel K. Catalyst Supraparticles: Tuning the Structure of Spray-Dried Pt/SiO 2 Supraparticles via Salt-Based Colloidal Manipulation to Control their Catalytic Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310813. [PMID: 38700050 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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The structure of supraparticles (SPs) is a key parameter for achieving advanced functionalities arising from the combination of different nanoparticle (NP) types in one hierarchical entity. However, whenever a droplet-assisted forced assembly approach is used, e.g., spray-drying, the achievable structure is limited by the inherent drying phenomena of the method. In particular, mixed NP dispersions of differently sized colloids are heavily affected by segregation during the assembly. Herein, the influence of the colloidal arrangement of Pt and SiO2 NPs within a single supraparticulate entity is investigated. A salt-based electrostatic manipulation approach of the utilized NPs is proposed to customize the structure of spray-dried Pt/SiO2 SPs. By this, size-dependent separation phenomena of NPs during solvent evaporation, that limit the catalytic performance in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, are overcome by achieving even Pt NP distribution. Additionally, the textural properties (pore size and distribution) of the SiO2 pore framework are altered to improve the mass transfer within the material leading to increased catalytic activity. The suggested strategy demonstrates a powerful, material-independent, and universally applicable approach to deliberately customize the structure and functionality of multi-component SP systems. This opens up new ways of colloidal material combinations and structural designs in droplet-assisted forced assembly approaches like spray-drying.
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- Philipp Groppe
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
- Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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Van der Verren M, Corrias A, Vykoukal V, Styskalik A, Aprile C, Debecker DP. Bifunctional Au-Sn-SiO 2 catalysts promote the direct upgrading of glycerol to methyl lactate. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7988-8001. [PMID: 38572637 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06518a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Valuable alkyl lactates can be obtained from (waste) glycerol, through a two-step process that entails (i) the oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA) catalyzed by support Au nanoparticles and (ii) a rearrangement of DHA with an alcohol effectively catalyzed by Sn-based heterogeneous catalysts. To solve selectivity and processing issues we propose to run the process as a cascade reaction, in one step, and with a single bifunctional catalyst. Tackling the challenge associated with the preparation of such bifunctional catalysts, here, an aerosol-assisted sol-gel route is exploited. The catalysts feature small Au nanoparticles (3-4 nm) embedded at the surface of mesoporous Sn-doped silica microspheres. The preparation successfully leads to insert both active sites in their most active forms, and in close proximity. With the bifunctional catalysts, the yield for the final product of the cascade reaction (methyl lactate) is higher than the DHA yield when only the first reaction is carried out. This highlights a beneficial substrate channeling effect which alleviates side reactions. Interestingly, the bifunctional catalysts also markedly outcompeted mechanical mixtures of the corresponding monofunctional Au- and Sn-based catalysts. Thus, the spatial proximity between the two active sites in bifunctional catalysts is identified as a key to stir the cascade reaction towards high lactate yield.
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- Margot Van der Verren
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience (IMCN), UCLouvain, Place Louis Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
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- University of Kent, School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, Ingram Building, Canterbury CT2 NH, UK
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- Masaryk University, Department of Chemistry, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Masaryk University, Department of Chemistry, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Université de Namur, Unit of Nanomaterial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience (IMCN), UCLouvain, Place Louis Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
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Wakabayashi R, Kimura T. Neutralization-mediated extraction of amphiphilic organic molecules for obtaining high-quality mesoporous alumina. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3519-3522. [PMID: 38445656 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00266k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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A solvent extraction method was improved using organic bases such as triethylamine (Et3N) that neutralize HCl effectively and stabilize sol-gel derivative alumina frameworks as insoluble species, thereby achieving removal of EOnPOmEOn at a rate higher than 90% to obtain high-quality mesoporous alumina.
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- Ryutaro Wakabayashi
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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Wintzheimer S, Luthardt L, Cao KLA, Imaz I, Maspoch D, Ogi T, Bück A, Debecker DP, Faustini M, Mandel K. Multifunctional, Hybrid Materials Design via Spray-Drying: Much more than Just Drying. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306648. [PMID: 37840431 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Spray-drying is a popular and well-known "drying tool" for engineers. This perspective highlights that, beyond this application, spray-drying is a very interesting and powerful tool for materials chemists to enable the design of multifunctional and hybrid materials. Upon spray-drying, the confined space of a liquid droplet is narrowed down, and its ingredients are forced together upon "falling dry." As detailed in this article, this enables the following material formation strategies either individually or even in combination: nanoparticles and/or molecules can be assembled; precipitation reactions as well as chemical syntheses can be performed; and templated materials can be designed. Beyond this, fragile moieties can be processed, or "precursor materials" be prepared. Post-treatment of spray-dried objects eventually enables the next level in the design of complex materials. Using spray-drying to design (particulate) materials comes with many advantages-but also with many challenges-all of which are outlined here. It is believed that multifunctional, hybrid materials, made via spray-drying, enable very unique property combinations that are particularly highly promising in myriad applications-of which catalysis, diagnostics, purification, storage, and information are highlighted.
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- Susanne Wintzheimer
- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, 348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Sorbonne Université, Collège de France, CNRS, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Paris, F-75005, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, 75231, France
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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Zimmermann T, Madubuko N, Groppe P, Raczka T, Dünninger N, Taccardi N, Carl S, Apeleo Zubiri B, Spiecker E, Wasserscheid P, Mandel K, Haumann M, Wintzheimer S. Supraparticles on beads for supported catalytically active liquid metal solutions - the SCALMS suprabead concept. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:4960-4967. [PMID: 37610262 PMCID: PMC10615327 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01020a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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A novel GaPt-based supported catalytically active liquid metal solution (SCALMS) material is developed by exploiting the suprabead concept: Supraparticles, i.e. micrometer-sized particles composed of nanoparticles assembled by spray-drying, are bonded to millimeter-sized beads. The suprabeads combine macroscale size with catalytic properties of nanoscale GaPt particles entrapped in their silica framework.
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- Thomas Zimmermann
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Erlangen Catalysis Resource Center and Interdisciplinary Center for Interface-Controlled Processes, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Forschungszentrum Jülich, "Helmholtz-Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energies" (IEK 11), Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Research Centre for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, D97082 Würzburg, Germany
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Chrystie RSM. A Review on 1-D Nanomaterials: Scaling-Up with Gas-Phase Synthesis. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300087. [PMID: 37309743 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nanowire-like materials exhibit distinctive properties comprising optical polarisation, waveguiding, and hydrophobic channelling, amongst many other useful phenomena. Such 1-D derived anisotropy can be further enhanced by arranging many similar nanowires into a coherent matrix, known as an array superstructure. Manufacture of nanowire arrays can be scaled-up considerably through judicious use of gas-phase methods. Historically, the gas-phase approach however has been extensively used for the bulk and rapid synthesis of isotropic 0-D nanomaterials such as carbon black and silica. The primary goal of this review is to document recent developments, applications, and capabilities in gas-phase synthesis methods of nanowire arrays. Secondly, we elucidate the design and use of the gas-phase synthesis approach; and finally, remaining challenges and needs are addressed to advance this field.
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- Robin S M Chrystie
- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5050, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- IRC for Membranes & Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5051, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Wang H, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Wang X, Wang H, Wu WD, Bao X, Wu Z. Aerosol Spray Drying Guided Synthesis of Ultrasmall Alloyed Bimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Silica for Catalytic Semihydrogenation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2204744. [PMID: 36494189 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Supported bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) with ultrasmall sizes and homogeneous alloying are attractive for catalysis. However, facile synthesis of this type of material remains very challenging. Here, the aerosol drying impregnation method for rapid, scalable, and general synthesis of silica-supported bimetallic NPs is proposed. The method relies on aerosol spray drying to promote the mixing and dispersing of binary metal precursors on SiO2 . It is capable of controlling the composition and size of bimetallic NPs and avoids the use of expensive metal complex salts and complicated experiment procedures. Twelve permutations combining a noble metal (Pd, Ru, and Pt) and a base one (Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) with ultrasmall sizes (1.4-2.2 nm in average size), uniform dispersion, and good alloying are synthesized. Interesting activity and selectivity trends in catalytic semihydrogenation of phenylacetylene over the supported Pd-based NPs can be observed. The silica-supported PdNi NPs deliver both high activity and styrene selectivity. Spectroscopic and density functional theory calculation results reveal the improved chemoselectivity originated from the suitably down-shifted d-band center of the PdNi NPs inducing an increased energy barrier for overhydrogenation and a weakened styrene adsorption.
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- Hao Wang
- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199, Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Carnide G, Champouret Y, Valappil D, Vahlas C, Mingotaud A, Clergereaux R, Kahn ML. Secured Nanosynthesis-Deposition Aerosol Process for Composite Thin Films Incorporating Highly Dispersed Nanoparticles. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2204929. [PMID: 36529954 PMCID: PMC9929256 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Application of nanocomposites in daily life requires not only small nanoparticles (NPs) well dispersed in a matrix, but also a manufacturing process that is mindful of the operator and the environment. Avoiding any exposure to NPs is one such way, and direct liquid reaction-injection (DLRI) aims to fulfill this need. DLRI is based on the controlled in situ synthesis of NPs from the decomposition of suitable organometallic precursors in conditions that are compatible with a pulsed injection mode of an aerosol into a downstream process. Coupled with low-pressure plasma, DLRI produces nanocomposite with homogeneously well-dispersed small nanoparticles that in the particular case of ZnO-DLC nanocomposite exhibit unique properties. DLRI favorably compares with the direct liquid injection of ex situ formed NPs. The exothermic hydrolysis reaction of the organometallic precursor at the droplet-gas interface leads to the injection of small and highly dispersed NPs and, consequently, the deposition of fine and controlled distribution in the nanocomposite. The scope of DLRI nanosynthesis has been extended to several metal oxides such as zinc, tin, tungsten, and copper to generalize the concept. Hence, DLRI is an attractive method to synthesize, inject, and deposit nanoparticles and meets the prevention and atom economy requirements of green chemistry.
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- Guillaume Carnide
- LCCCNRS UPR8241Université de Toulouse205 route de NarbonneToulouse31077France
- LAPLACECNRS UMR5213Université de Toulouse118 route de NarbonneToulouse31062France
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- LCCCNRS UPR8241Université de Toulouse205 route de NarbonneToulouse31077France
- LAPLACECNRS UMR5213Université de Toulouse118 route de NarbonneToulouse31062France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCPUniversité de ToulouseCNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, 118 route de NarbonneToulouse31062France
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- CIRIMATCNRS UMR5085Université de Toulouse4 allée Émile Monso, BP‐44362, Toulouse Cedex 4Toulouse31030France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCPUniversité de ToulouseCNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, 118 route de NarbonneToulouse31062France
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- LAPLACECNRS UMR5213Université de Toulouse118 route de NarbonneToulouse31062France
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- LCCCNRS UPR8241Université de Toulouse205 route de NarbonneToulouse31077France
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Giri R, Berg MJ. The color of aerosol particles. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1594. [PMID: 36709344 PMCID: PMC9884268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28823-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Digital in-line holography (DIH) is an established method to image small particles in a manner where image reconstruction is performed computationally post-measurement. This ability renders it ideal for aerosol characterization, where particle collection or confinement is often difficult, if not impossible. Conventional DIH provides a gray-scale image akin to a particle's silhouette, and while it gives the particle size and shape, there is little information about the particle material. Based on the recognition that the spectral reflectance of a surface is partly determined by the material, we demonstrate a method to image free-flowing particles with DIH in color with the eventual aim to differentiate materials based on the observed color. Holograms formed by the weak backscattered light from individual particles illuminated by red, green, and blue lasers are recorded by a color sensor. Images are reconstructed from the holograms and then layered to form a color image, the color content of which is quantified by chromaticity analysis to establish a representative signature. A variety of mineral dust aerosols are studied where the different signatures suggest the possibility to differentiate particle material. The ability of the method to resolve the inhomogeneous composition within a single particle in some cases is shown as well.
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- Ramesh Giri
- grid.36567.310000 0001 0737 1259Department of Physics, Kansas State University, 1228 North Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Manhattan, KS 66502-2601 USA ,grid.417796.aCorning Incorporated, 60 O’Connor Rd., Fairport, NY 14450 USA
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- grid.36567.310000 0001 0737 1259Department of Physics, Kansas State University, 1228 North Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Manhattan, KS 66502-2601 USA
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Raspberry Colloid Templated Catalysts Fabricated Using Spray Drying Method. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The majority of industrial chemical processes—from production of organic and inorganic compounds to air and water treatment—rely on heterogeneous catalysts. The performance of these catalysts has improved over the past several decades; in parallel, many innovations have been presented in publications, demonstrating increasingly higher efficiency and selectivity. One common challenge to adopting novel materials in real-world applications is the need to develop robust and cost-effective synthetic procedures for their formation at scale. Herein, we focus on the scalable production of a promising new class of materials—raspberry-colloid-templated (RCT) catalysts—that have demonstrated exceptional thermal stability and high catalytic activity. The unique synthetic approach used for the fabrication of RCT catalysts enables great compositional flexibility, making these materials relevant to a wide range of applications. Through a series of studies, we identified stable formulations of RCT materials that can be utilized in the common industrial technique of spray drying. Using this approach, we demonstrate the production of highly porous Pt/Al2O3 microparticles with high catalytic activity toward complete oxidation of toluene as a model reaction.
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De Marco ML, Baaziz W, Sharna S, Devred F, Poleunis C, Chevillot-Biraud A, Nowak S, Haddad R, Odziomek M, Boissière C, Debecker DP, Ersen O, Peron J, Faustini M. High-Entropy-Alloy Nanocrystal Based Macro- and Mesoporous Materials. ACS NANO 2022; 16:15837-15849. [PMID: 36066922 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High-entropy-alloy (HEA) nanoparticles are attractive for several applications in catalysis and energy. Great efforts are currently devoted to establish composition-property relationships to improve catalytic activity or selectivity. Equally importantly, developing practical fabrication methods for shaping HEA-based materials into complex architectures is a key requirement for their utilization in catalysis. However, shaping nano-HEAs into hierarchical structures avoiding demixing or collapse remains a great challenge. Herein, we overcome this issue by introducing a simple soft-chemistry route to fabricate ordered macro- and mesoporous materials based on HEA nanoparticles, with high surface area, thermal stability, and catalytic activity toward CO oxidation. The process is based on spray-drying from an aqueous solution containing five different noble metal precursors and polymer latex beads. Upon annealing, the polymer plays a double role: templating and reducing agent enabling formation of HEA nanoparticle-based porous networks at only 350 °C. The formation mechanism and the stability of the macro- and mesoporous materials were investigated by a set of in situ characterization techniques; notably, in situ transmission electron microscopy unveiled that the porous structure is stable up to 800 °C. Importantly, this process is green, scalable, and versatile and could be potentially extended to other classes of HEA materials.
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- Maria Letizia De Marco
- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matiere Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 23, Rue du Loess, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 23, Rue du Loess, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter ad Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1, Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter ad Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1, Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, ITODYS, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matiere Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matiere Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matiere Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter ad Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1, Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 23, Rue du Loess, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, ITODYS, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matiere Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Jo GR, Yun MB, Hun Son Y, Park B, Lee JG, Kim YG, Son YG, Baek YK. Facile synthesis of epsilon iron oxides via spray drying for millimeter-wave absorption. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11442-11445. [PMID: 36148584 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03168j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple, scalable spray drying method was developed for high-yield epsilon iron oxide (ε-Fe2O3) synthesis. The ε-Fe2O3 particle size can be tailored by varying the annealing temperature and molar ratio of Fe/Si, producing a high-purity ε-phase. This strategy also enables ferromagnetic resonance tuning, making it potentially usable in millimeter-wave absorbers.
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- Gi Ryeon Jo
- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea. .,School of Materials Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea.
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- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea. .,School of Materials Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea.
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- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea. .,School of Materials Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea.
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- Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea
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- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea.
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- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea.
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- Powder Materials Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, 51508, South Korea.
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Liu S, Dun C, Chen J, Rao S, Shah M, Wei J, Chen K, Xuan Z, Kyriakidou EA, Urban JJ, Swihart MT. A General Route to Flame Aerosol Synthesis and In Situ Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206870. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Shuo Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- The Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
- RENEW Institute University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- The Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
- RENEW Institute University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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Liu S, Dun C, Chen J, Rao S, Shah M, Wei J, Chen K, Xuan Z, Kyriakidou EA, Urban JJ, Swihart MT. A General Route to Flame Aerosol Synthesis and in situ Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shuo Liu
- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry UNITED STATES
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- University at Buffalo Chemical and Biological Engineering 308 Furnas Hall 14260-4200 Buffalo UNITED STATES
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Synthesis of macroporous three-way catalysts via template-assisted spray process for enhancing mass transfer in gas adsorption. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zeng M, Liu CL, Wilson KR. Catalytic Coupling of Free Radical Oxidation and Electrophilic Chlorine Addition by Phase-Transfer Intermediates in Liquid Aerosols. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:2959-2965. [PMID: 35511037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While examining the heterogeneous reaction of chlorine atoms with alkenes, in the presence of Cl2, we have observed an unexpectedly large enhancement of reactivity and the predominance of chlorinated reaction products even under high O2 conditions, where Cl atom recycling is expected to be minimal. These observations cannot be explained by known free radical oxidation or cycling mechanisms, but rather we find evidence for the multiphase catalytic coupling of free radical oxidation with electrophilic Cl2 addition. The mechanism entails the production of oxygenated reaction intermediates, which act as gas-liquid phase-transfer catalysts (gl-PTCs) by promoting the accommodation of gas-phase Cl2 by the aerosol, thereby enhancing electrophilic addition. Although the majority of PTCs typically couple chemistry between two immiscible liquid phases (aqueous/organic), there are few examples of PTCs that couple gas-liquid reactions. This work shows how multiphase reaction schemes of aerosols can be reimagined for understanding catalytic reaction mechanisms.
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- Meirong Zeng
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Oxygen defective bimodal porous Ni-CeO2−x-MgO-Al2O3 catalyst with multi-void spherical structure for CO2 reforming of CH4. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Smeets V, Gaigneaux EM, Debecker DP. Titanosilicate Epoxidation Catalysts: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Valentin Smeets
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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Trunschke A. Prospects and challenges for autonomous catalyst discovery viewed from an experimental perspective. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00275b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Autonomous catalysis research requires elaborate integration of operando experiments into automated workflows. Suitable experimental data for analysis by artificial intelligence can be measured more readily according to standard operating procedures.
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- Annette Trunschke
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Duan L, Wang C, Zhang W, Ma B, Deng Y, Li W, Zhao D. Interfacial Assembly and Applications of Functional Mesoporous Materials. Chem Rev 2021; 121:14349-14429. [PMID: 34609850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and framework precursors into mesostructures on the liquid-solid, liquid-liquid, and gas-liquid interface has been explored in the construction of functional mesoporous materials with diverse compositions, morphologies, mesostructures, and pore sizes. Compared with the one-phase solution synthetic approach, the introduction of a two-phase interface in the synthetic system changes self-assembly behaviors between micelles and framework species, leading to the possibility for the on-demand fabrication of unique mesoporous architectures. In addition, controlling the interfacial tension is critical to manipulate the self-assembly process for precise synthesis. In particular, recent breakthroughs based on the concept of the "monomicelles" assembly mechanism are very promising and interesting for the synthesis of functional mesoporous materials with the precise control. In this review, we highlight the synthetic strategies, principles, and interface engineering at the macroscale, microscale, and nanoscale for oriented interfacial assembly of functional mesoporous materials over the past 10 years. The potential applications in various fields, including adsorption, separation, sensors, catalysis, energy storage, solar cells, and biomedicine, are discussed. Finally, we also propose the remaining challenges, possible directions, and opportunities in this field for the future outlook.
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- Linlin Duan
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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Lezcano G, Velisoju VK, Kulkarni SR, Ramirez A, Castaño P. Engineering Thermally Resistant Catalytic Particles for Oxidative Coupling of Methane Using Spray-Drying and Incorporating SiC. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gontzal Lezcano
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Wu L, Wang H, Wei X, Wu WD, Wang X, Li W, Wu Z. Microdroplet confined assembly enabling the scalable synthesis of titania supported ultrasmall low-valent copper catalysts for efficient photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13764-13775. [PMID: 34477651 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03535e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The synthesis of highly dispersed low-valent copper catalysts is very challenging because they are prone to oxidation and sintering. Herein, scalable synthesis of ultrafine Cu(0)/Cu(i) catalysts supported on mesoporous titania microspheres is enabled by a one-step microdroplet confined assembly method. The extremely fast solute assembly in the microdroplet induces excellent metal precursor dispersion, reduces sol-gel crosslinking, and creates wrinkled microspheres with surface crusts and hollow cavities. This structural architecture allows the generation of an inner reductive gas environment during calcination in air to reduce Cu(ii) and create oxygen vacancy (OV) sites in titania. The obtained catalysts exhibit excellent performance in the photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for pollutant degradation. The Cu(0) species with a surface plasmon resonance effect and OV-rich anatase facilitate efficient solar light utilization and charge separation. The intimate interface between Cu(i)/Cu(0) and anatase enables fast electron transfer and timely copper redox cycling to promote the activation of PMS.
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- Yi Zhang
- Particle Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Vivian A, Soumoy L, Fusaro L, Louette P, Felten A, Fiorilli S, Debecker DP, Aprile C. The high activity of mesoporous Ga-SiO2 catalysts in the upgrading of glycerol to solketal explained by in-depth characterization. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Islam MS, Wakabayashi R, Kimura T. Enhanced γ-phase crystallinity of Al 2O 3 frameworks at the concave surface of PS- b-PEO templated spherical pores. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:7191-7197. [PMID: 33871514 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00719j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The crystallinity of inorganic solids like metal oxides after the porosity design is the crucial factor that should be investigated for enhancing their physicochemical properties. In most cases, metal oxide frameworks around mesopores, that are designed through the supramolecular mediated approach, are resulted to be amorphous. Accordingly, a rational guideline has been required for enhancing the crystallinity of frameworks at such concave surfaces. We have so far surveyed a crystallization behavior of alumina (Al2O3) frameworks to its γ-phase around spherical mesopores (∼40 nm) and discussed further transition to the α-phase around much larger pores (∼200 nm). In this paper, we prepared new and helpful Al2O3 powders having PS-b-PEO templated pores (∼25 nm and ∼75 nm) smaller than those of our previous case. After careful discussion of the pore size variation by considering the molecular structure of PS-b-PEO, we explained the crystallization behavior of the Al2O3 frameworks to enhance its γ-crystallinity. This knowledge is quite beneficial for designing highly porous Al2O3 powders with abundant crystallinity for use as catalyst supports, which is very useful for assessing synthetic procedures of other mesoporous metal oxides having high crystallinity.
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- Md Saidul Islam
- Innovative Functional Material Research institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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- Innovative Functional Material Research institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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- Innovative Functional Material Research institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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Wakabayashi R, Tomita A, Kimura T. A Robust Mesoporous Al 2 O 3 -Based Nanocomposite Catalyst for Abundant NO x Storage with Rational Design of Pt and Ba Species. Chemistry 2021; 27:6706-6712. [PMID: 33403705 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The nanostructural design of heterogeneous catalysts has often been demanded for assessing synergetic effects, which should be developed further by using high-surface-area porous metal oxide supports. However, such opportunities have been undermined by the poor stability of ordered mesoporous structures. Herein, rational design is demonstrated to obtain nanocomposite catalysts showing improved NOx storage properties owing to the presence of Ba species over a well-designed mesoporous alumina (Al2 O3 ) support. It is found that Ba species are impregnated successfully only after the stabilization of the mesoporous structure by full crystallization of Al2 O3 frameworks to the γ-phase, with the formation of Pt nanoparticles coinciding with complete removal of organic components. All the insights during this synthetic procedure are essential for designing high-performance catalysts to purify and recover NOx molecules, and are applied for designing a variety of cutting-edge mesoporous nanocomposite catalysts.
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- Ryutaro Wakabayashi
- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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Van der Verren M, Smeets V, Vander Straeten A, Dupont-Gillain C, Debecker DP. Hybrid chemoenzymatic heterogeneous catalyst prepared in one step from zeolite nanocrystals and enzyme-polyelectrolyte complexes. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:1646-1655. [PMID: 36132563 PMCID: PMC9417918 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00834f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The combination of inorganic heterogeneous catalysts and enzymes, in so-called hybrid chemoenzymatic heterogeneous catalysts (HCEHCs), is an attractive strategy to effectively run chemoenzymatic reactions. Yet, the preparation of such bifunctional materials remains challenging because both the inorganic and the biological moieties must be integrated in the same solid, while preserving their intrinsic activity. Combining an enzyme and a zeolite, for example, is complicated because the pores of the zeolite are too small to accommodate the enzyme and a covalent anchorage on the surface is often ineffective. Herein, we developed a new pathway to prepare a nanostructured hybrid catalyst built from glucose oxidase and TS-1 zeolite. Such hybrid material can catalyse the in situ biocatalytic formation of H2O2, which is subsequently used by the zeolite to trigger the epoxidation of allylic alcohol. Starting from an enzymatic solution and a suspension of zeolite nanocrystals, the hybrid catalyst is obtained in one step, using a continuous spray drying method. While enzymes are expectedly unable to resist the conditions used in spray drying (temperature, shear stress, etc.), we leverage on the preparation of "enzyme-polyelectrolyte complexes" (EPCs) to increase the enzyme stability. Interestingly, the use of EPCs also prevents enzyme leaching and appears to stabilize the enzyme against pH changes. We show that the one-pot preparation by spray drying gives access to hybrid chemoenzymatic heterogeneous catalysts with unprecedented performance in the targeted chemoenzymatic reaction. The bifunctional catalyst performs much better than the two catalysts operating as separate entities. We anticipate that this strategy could be used as an adaptable method to prepare other types of multifunctional materials starting from a library of functional nanobuilding blocks and biomolecules.
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- Margot Van der Verren
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCLouvain Place Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCLouvain Place Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCLouvain Place Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCLouvain Place Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCLouvain Place Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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Mesoporous Methyl-Functionalized Titanosilicate Produced by Aerosol Process for the Catalytic Epoxidation of Olefins. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Titanosilicates (Ti-SiO2) are well-known catalysts for the epoxidation of olefins. Isolated Ti inserted in the silica framework in tetrahedral coordination are the active species. Recently, adjusting the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of such catalysts’ surfaces has appeared as a promising tool to further boost their performance. However, adjusting the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance via a one-pot classical sol-gel generally leads to a decrease in the Ti dispersion and/or collapse of the pore network. To overcome this limitation, hydrophobic mesoporous Ti-SiO2 were here synthesized by aerosol-assisted one-pot sol–gel, which allowed the simultaneous control of their Ti loading, degree of methyl-functionalization, and textural properties. Methyl-functionalization was achieved by a partial substitution of tetraethoxy silane (TEOS) by methyltriethoxy silane (MTES) in different ratios. Solid-state 29Si-NMR, FTIR, TGA, and vapor-phase water adsorption showed that methyl moieties were effectively incorporated, conferring a hydrophobic property to the Ti-SiO2 catalysts. ICP-AES, DRUV, XPS, and N2 physisorption demonstrated that Ti dispersion and textural properties were both successfully preserved upon the incorporation of the methyl moieties. In the epoxidation of cyclooctene with tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant, the hydrophobic Ti-SiO2 showed higher catalytic performance than pristine Ti-SiO2 prepared without MTES. In addition to disentangling the positive effect of adjusting the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of epoxidation catalysts on their performance, this contribution highlights the advantages of the aerosol procedure to synthesize mesoporous functionalized catalysts with very high dispersion of active sites.
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Wakabayashi R. Accelerated crystallization of mesoporous Al 2O 3 powder recovered by spray-drying with a large amount of heated air. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01488a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crystallization into α-Al2O3 was accelerated with a large amount of heated air during spray-drying to recover mesoporous Al2O3 powders.
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- Ryutaro Wakabayashi
- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Shimoshidami
- Moriyama-ku
- Nagoya 463-8560
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Xiong G, Meng F, Liu J, Liu L, Zhao L. Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5/beta composite zeolites. RSC Adv 2021; 11:21235-21247. [PMID: 35478824 PMCID: PMC9034159 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03064g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An innovative hydrothermal method has been successfully applied to the synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5/beta composite zeolites with different mass ratios. Firstly, the ZSM-5 zeolites were coated with amorphous silica and aluminum species by a spray drying process. Then, the precursor powder was hydrothermally crystallized for only 1–2 days with the addition of tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide (TEAOH). The obtained products were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, N2 physical adsorption–desorption, 27Al MAS NMR, ICP, pyridine-IR and NH3-TPD techniques. The characterization results imply that the ZSM-5/beta composite zeolites exhibit hierarchical-pores, higher external surface areas and larger mesopore volumes as compared to those of the pure ZSM-5 and beta zeolite. Moreover, the pore structure and acid sites of the ZSM-5/beta composite can be adjusted by changing the mass ratio of ZSM-5/beta. Finally, the ZSM-5/beta composite catalysts exhibit good catalytic performances in the cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene (1,3,5-TIPB). The hierarchical ZSM-5/beta composite zeolites synthesized via an innovative hydrothermal method exhibit superior catalytic performance in the cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene.![]()
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- Guang Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals
- SINOPEC Dalian
- China
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Paris C, Karelovic A, Manrique R, Le Bras S, Devred F, Vykoukal V, Styskalik A, Eloy P, Debecker DP. CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol with Ga- and Zn-Doped Mesoporous Cu/SiO 2 Catalysts Prepared by the Aerosol-Assisted Sol-Gel Process*. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6409-6417. [PMID: 32996706 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The preparation of copper-based heterogeneous catalysts dedicated to the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol typically relies on multi-step procedures carried out in batch. These steps are precisely tailored to introduce the active phase (Cu) and the promoters (e. g., zinc, gallium) onto a preformed support to maximize catalyst performance. However, each process step can be associated with the formation of waste and with the consumption of energy, thereby negatively impacting the environmental performance of the overall catalyst preparation procedure. Here, a direct and continuous production process is proposed for the synthesis of efficient catalysts for the CO2 -to-methanol reaction. Gallium- and zinc-promoted mesoporous Cu-SiO2 catalysts were prepared in one step by the aerosol-assisted sol-gel process. The catalysts consisted of spherical microparticles and featured high specific surface area and pore volume, with interconnected pores of about 6 nm. A strong promoting effect of Ga and Zn was highlighted, boosting the selectivity for methanol at the expense of CO. Upon calcination, it was shown that Cu species (initially trapped in the silica matrix) underwent a migration towards the catalyst surface and a progressive sintering. After optimization, the catalysts obtained via such direct, continuous, simple, and scalable route could compete with the best catalysts reported in the literature and obtained via multi-step approaches.
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- Charlie Paris
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, box L4.01.09, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
- Current address: Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), School of Chemistry, Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Carbon and Catalysis (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion Barrio Universitario s/n, Concepcion, Chile
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- Carbon and Catalysis (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion Barrio Universitario s/n, Concepcion, Chile
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, box L4.01.09, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, box L4.01.09, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Masaryk University, Department of Chemistry, Kotlarska 2, 61137, Brno, Czech Republic
- Masaryk University, CEITEC MU, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Masaryk University, Department of Chemistry, Kotlarska 2, 61137, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, box L4.01.09, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, box L4.01.09, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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Yang J, Bai H, Guo Y, Zhang H, Jiang R, Yang B, Wang J, Yu JC. Photodriven Disproportionation of Nitrogen and Its Change to Reductive Nitrogen Photofixation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Jianhua Yang
- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou 450006 China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou 450006 China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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Yang J, Bai H, Guo Y, Zhang H, Jiang R, Yang B, Wang J, Yu JC. Photodriven Disproportionation of Nitrogen and Its Change to Reductive Nitrogen Photofixation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:927-936. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jianhua Yang
- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou 450006 China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou 450006 China
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- Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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Encapsulating ruthenium in silica using a single source precursor: Differing outcomes for a cycloaddition reaction. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Viacava K, Ammann E, Bravo D, Lenz M. Low-Temperature Reactive Aerosol Processing for Large-Scale Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Karen Viacava
- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Hofackerstrasse 30, Muttenz, CH-4132, Switzerland
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- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Hofackerstrasse 30, Muttenz, CH-4132, Switzerland
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- Pancosma, A-One Business Center, La piece 3, Rolle, CH-1180, Switzerland
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- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Hofackerstrasse 30, Muttenz, CH-4132, Switzerland
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Majerič P, Rudolf R. Advances in Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Processing of Noble Metal Nanoparticles-Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E3485. [PMID: 32784637 PMCID: PMC7476056 DOI: 10.3390/ma13163485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the field of synthesis and processing of noble metal nanoparticles, the study of the bottom-up method, called Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis (USP), is becoming increasingly important. This review analyses briefly the features of USP, to underline the physical, chemical and technological characteristics for producing nanoparticles and nanoparticle composites with Au and Ag. The main aim is to understand USP parameters, which are responsible for nanoparticle formation. There are two nanoparticle formation mechanisms in USP: Droplet-To-Particle (DTP) and Gas-To-Particle (GTP). This review shows how the USP process is able to produce Au, Ag/TiO2, Au/TiO2, Au/Fe2O3 and Ag/(Y0.95 Eu0.05)2O3 nanoparticles, and presents the mechanisms of formation for a particular type of nanoparticle. Namely, the presented Au and Ag nanoparticles are intended for use in nanomedicine, sensing applications, electrochemical devices and catalysis, in order to benefit from their properties, which cannot be achieved with identical bulk materials. The development of new noble metal nanoparticles with USP is a constant goal in Nanotechnology, with the objective to obtain increasingly predictable final properties of nanoparticles.
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- Peter Majerič
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova Ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Zlatarna Celje d.o.o., Kersnikova 19, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova Ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Zlatarna Celje d.o.o., Kersnikova 19, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
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Farinmade A, Ajumobi O, Yu L, Su Y, He J, Valla JA, John V. A One-Step Facile Encapsulation of Zeolite Microcrystallites in Ordered Mesoporous Microspheres. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Azeem Farinmade
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Coordinated Instrumentation Facility, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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Troyano J, Çamur C, Garzón-Tovar L, Carné-Sánchez A, Imaz I, Maspoch D. Spray-Drying Synthesis of MOFs, COFs, and Related Composites. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1206-1217. [PMID: 32496790 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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ConspectusMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are among the most attractive porous materials today. They exhibit outstanding porosity for countless applications such as gas storage, CO2 capture, gas separation, sensing, drug delivery, and catalysis. Moreover, researchers have recently begun to combine MOFs or COFs with other functional materials to obtain composites that boast the respective strengths, and mitigate the respective weaknesses, of each component, enabling enhanced performance in many of the aforementioned applications. Accordingly, development of methods for fabrication of MOFs, COFs, and related composites is important for facilitating adoption of these materials in industry. One promising synthetic technique is spray-drying, which is already well-integrated in manufacturing processes for diverse sectors. It enables rapid, continuous and scalable production of dry microspherical powders in a single step, leading to lower fabrication costs and shorter production times compared to traditional methods.In this Account, we outline our ongoing work on spray-drying synthesis of crystalline porous MOFs, COFs, and related composites. Versatile and tunable, spray-drying can be adapted to perform reactions involving coordination and covalent chemistry for the synthesis of micrometer spherical beads/superstructures of MOFs and COFs. Likewise, MOF- and COF-based composites can be synthesized using similar conditions as those for pure MOFs or COFs, through the simple introduction of additional functional materials into the feed precursor solution or colloid. Interestingly, spray-drying can also be done in water, thus providing the basis for its use as a scalable green method for industrial fabrication of these materials. To date, spray-drying has already been scaled up for pilot production (kilogram scale) of MOFs.
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- Javier Troyano
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluı́s Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Wang K, Jiang H, Tong M, Xiao Y, Li H, Zhang F. Primary amine-functionalized mesoporous phenolic resin as an effective and stable solid base catalyst for Knoevenagel reactions in water. GREEN SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Chiang HL, Chen YS, Sun YA, Wong DSH, Tsai DH. Aerosol Spray Controlled Synthesis of Nanocatalyst using Differential Mobility Analysis Coupled to Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hsin-Li Chiang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30013 Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30013 Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30013 Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30013 Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30013 Republic of China
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Hao P, Peng B, Shan BQ, Yang TQ, Zhang K. Comprehensive understanding of the synthesis and formation mechanism of dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:1792-1810. [PMID: 36132521 PMCID: PMC9416971 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00219d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The interest in the design and controlled fabrication of dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres (DMSNs) emanates from their widespread application in drug-delivery carriers, catalysis and nanodevices owing to their unique open three-dimensional dendritic superstructures with large pore channels and highly accessible internal surface areas. A variety of synthesis strategies have been reported, but there is no basic consensus on the elucidation of the pore structure and the underlying formation mechanism of DMSNs. Although all the DMSNs show a certain degree of similarity in structure, do they follow the same synthesis mechanism? What are the exact pore structures of DMSNs? How did the bimodal pore size distributions kinetically evolve in the self-assembly? Can the relative fractions of small mesopores and dendritic large pores be precisely adjusted? In this review, by carefully analysing the structures and deeply understanding the formation mechanism of each reported DMSN and coupling this with our research results on this topic, we conclude that all the DMSNs indeed have the same mesostructures and follow the same dynamic self-assembly mechanism using microemulsion droplets as super templates in the early reaction stage, even without the oil phase.
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- Pan Hao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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Li Y, Zhang X, Shang C, Wei X, Wu L, Wang X, Wu WD, Chen XD, Selomulya C, Zhao D, Wu Z. Scalable Synthesis of Uniform Mesoporous Aluminosilicate Microspheres with Controllable Size and Morphology and High Hydrothermal Stability for Efficient Acid Catalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21922-21935. [PMID: 32324368 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mesoporous aluminosilicates are promising solid acid catalysts. They are also excellent supports for transition metal catalysts for various catalytic applications. Synthesis of mesoporous aluminosilicates with controllable particle size, morphology, and structure, as well as adjustable acidity and high hydrothermal stability, is very desirable. In this work, we demonstrate the scalable synthesis of Al-SBA-15 microspheres with controllable physicochemical properties by using the microfluidic jet-spray-drying technology. The productivity is up to ∼30 g of dried particles per nozzle per hour. The Al-SBA-15 microspheres possess uniform controllable micron sizes (27.5-70.2 μm), variable surface morphologies, excellent hydrothermal stability (in pure steam at 800 °C), high surface areas (385-464 m2/g), ordered mesopore sizes (5.4-5.8 nm), and desirable acid properties. The dependence of various properties, including particle size, morphology, porosity, pore size, acidity, and hydrothermal stability, of the obtained Al-SBA-15 microspheres on experimental parameters including precursor composition (Si/Al ratio and solid content) and processing conditions (drying and calcination temperatures) is established. A unique morphology transition from smooth to wrinkled microsphere triggered by control of the Si/Al ratio and solid content is observed. The particle formation and morphology-evolution mechanism are discussed. The Al-SBA-15 microspheres exhibit high acid catalytic performance for aldol-condensation reaction between benzaldehyde and ethyl alcohol with a high benzaldehyde conversion (∼56.3%), a fast pseudo-first-order reaction rate (∼0.1344 h-1), and a high cyclic stability, superior to the commercial zeolite acid (H-ZSM-5). Several influencing factors on the catalytic performance of the obtained Al-SBA-15 microspheres are also studied.
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- Yunqing Li
- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Particle Engineering Laboratory (PEL), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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Bukhovko MP, Hanna BS, Kucharski TJ, Ostraat ML. An aerosol reactor for the controlled synthesis of heterogeneous catalyst particles. AIChE J 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Maxim P. Bukhovko
- Aramco Research Center—BostonAramco Services Company Cambridge Massachusetts USA
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia USA
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- Aramco Research Center—BostonAramco Services Company Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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- Aramco Research Center—BostonAramco Services Company Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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- Aramco Research Center—BostonAramco Services Company Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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Zhu P, Tian P, Gao T, Pang H, Ye J, Ning G. Droplet-oriented construction of porous metal oxide hollow microspheres and their assembly into superstructures. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02222e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A facile method for the construction of metal oxide hollow microspheres based on a droplet-oriented strategy has been developed.
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- Peihan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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Smeets V, Baaziz W, Ersen O, Gaigneaux EM, Boissière C, Sanchez C, Debecker DP. Hollow zeolite microspheres as a nest for enzymes: a new route to hybrid heterogeneous catalysts. Chem Sci 2019; 11:954-961. [PMID: 34084349 PMCID: PMC8146638 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04615a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In the field of heterogeneous catalysis, the successful integration of enzymes and inorganic catalysts could pave the way to multifunctional materials which are able to perform advanced cascade reactions. However, such combination is not straightforward, for example in the case of zeolite catalysts for which enzyme immobilization is restricted to the external surface. Herein, this challenge is overcome by developing a new kind of hybrid catalyst based on hollow zeolite microspheres obtained by the aerosol-assisted assembly of zeolite nanocrystals. The latter spheres possess open entry-ways for enzymes, which are then loaded and cross-linked to form cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs), securing their entrapment. This controlled design allows the combination of all the decisive features of the zeolite with a high enzyme loading. A chemo-enzymatic reaction is demonstrated, where the structured zeolite material is used both as a nest for the enzyme and as an efficient inorganic catalyst. Glucose oxidase (GOx) ensures the in situ production of H2O2 subsequently utilized by the TS-1 zeolite to catalyze the epoxidation of allylic alcohol toward glycidol. The strategy can also be used to entrap other enzymes or combination of enzymes, as demonstrated here with combi-CLEAs of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and glucose oxidase. We anticipate that this strategy will open up new perspectives, leveraging on the spray-drying (aerosol) technique to shape microparticles from various nano-building blocks and on the entrapment of biological macromolecules to obtain new multifunctional hybrid microstructures.
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- Valentin Smeets
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), UCLouvain Place L. Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR 7504 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg 23 rue du Loess 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR 7504 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg 23 rue du Loess 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), UCLouvain Place L. Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Collège de France, PSL Research University 4 Place Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Collège de France, PSL Research University 4 Place Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), UCLouvain Place L. Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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Li R, Yang Y, Sun N, Kuai L. Mesoporous Cu-Ce-O x Solid Solutions from Spray Pyrolysis for Superior Low-Temperature CO Oxidation. Chemistry 2019; 25:15586-15593. [PMID: 31574171 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Development of Pt group metal-free catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation remains critical. In this work, active and stable mesoporous Cu-Ce-Ox solid solutions are prepared by using spray pyrolysis. The specific surface areas and pore volumes reach as high as 170 m2 g-1 and 0.24 cm3 g-1 , respectively. The results of CO oxidation study suggest that (1) the catalyst obtained by spray pyrolysis possesses much higher activity than those made by co-precipitation, sol-gel, and hydrothermal methods; (2) the optimal Cu0.2 -Ce0.8 -Ox solid solution presents a reactivity over 28 times that of both single-component CuO and CeO2 at 70 °C. Based on the study of pure-phase Cu-Ce-Ox solid solutions by selective leaching of segregated CuOx species, the active center for CO oxidation is confirmed as the bimetallic Cu-Ce-O site, whereas the individual CuOx particles not only act as spectators but also block the active Cu-Ce-O sites. A low apparent activation energy of approximately 48 kJ mol-1 is detected for CO oxidation at the Cu-Ce-O site, making Cu-Ce-Ox solid solutions able to present high activity at low temperature. Furthermore, the Cu-Ce-Ox catalysts exhibit excellent stability and thermal tolerance toward CO oxidation.
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- Rengui Li
- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu, 241000, P.R. China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu, 241000, P.R. China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu, 241000, P.R. China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu, 241000, P.R. China
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